Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 55

Price Realized: $ 6,240
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
MISTRI (DATES UNKNOWN) RAMESWARAM FOR HOLY BATHING & SHRADDHAS.
40x26 3/8 inches. British India Press, Bombay.
Condition A: creases in margins and image.
Rameswaram is a city on the eastern edge of an island in the Gulf of Mannar. It is considered a holy pilgrimage site, as it was a place where Rama offered thanks to Siva on his way back from Sri Lanka. Depicted is the Ramanathaswamy Temple and pilgrims taking advantage of the sacred water at Agnitheertham.